Biology · Molecular Biology
A complete retroposon was cloned under the entire galactose inducible promoter. The construct was inserted in the yeast genome to study the transposition event. Some of the predicted outcomes are listed below: A. Cells grown in presence of glucose or galactose lead to increase in copy number of the transposon. B. The transposed copies will be same as the construct inserted in the genome. C. The transposed copies cannot transpose further. D. The transposed copies will not respond to either glucose or galactose in the media. Assuming that the transposition hypothesis is correct, choose the option that has all likely outcomes.
- 1D only✓
- 2A, B and C
- 3A and C only
- 4A and B only
Correct answer
D only
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